Why Are Facial Toners Important in Skincare?
While cleansers and moisturizers tend to steal the spotlight, there’s one often-overlooked product: the facial toner! Toners can be a great addition to your skincare routine, helping refresh the skin after cleansing. Our newest toner, the Redness + Hydrating Clarifying Mist, helps visibly soothe red, dry skin and helps minimize excess oil.
What Exactly is a Facial Toner?
Water-based facial toners are designed to balance the skin’s pH levels, remove impurities, and help prepare the skin to absorb subsequent skincare products in your routine. Traditionally, toners were used for their astringent properties, which helped to tighten pores and remove excess oil. Nowadays, modern toners, like our Redness + Hydrating Clarifying Mist, have evolved to offer a wide range of benefits, doing more than simple cleansing.
The Benefits of Using a Facial Toner
- Balances pH Levels: Our skin’s delicate pH balance can be disrupted by harsh cleansers, leading to issues like dryness, sensitivity, and acne. Facial toners help to restore the skin's pH levels, keeping it healthy and resilient.
- Removes Impurities: Even after cleansing, there may still be traces of makeup, dirt, and oil on your skin, clogging your pores. Toners work to gently remove these impurities, ensuring that your skin is clean and fresh.
- Hydration Boost: Humectant ingredients like hypochlorous acid, attract moisture to the skin and help to keep it hydrated throughout the day.
- Tightens Pores: While not all toners have astringent properties, some are formulated to help tighten pores, giving the skin a smoother and more refined appearance.
- Prepares the Skin for Treatment: By removing impurities and balancing the skin's pH, toners create a clean canvas that allows serums, moisturizers, and other treatment products to penetrate more deeply, maximizing their effectiveness.
How to Add Facial Toners to Your Skincare Routine
It’s easy to add a facial toner to your existing skincare routine! The best time to use a toner is right after cleansing. Be sure to focus your toner on areas that tend to be oilier or more congested. Follow up with your favorite serums, moisturizers, and SPF to lock in hydration and protect your skin throughout the day.
Additionally, you can use our gentle Redness + Hydrating Clarifying Mist throughout the day whenever you need to freshen up! It’s particularly useful for calming skin after a workout or spending time outdoors.
Choosing the Right Facial Toner
As with any skincare product, it’s important to consider your skin type and specific concerns. If you have dry or sensitive skin, look for alcohol-free formulas. If you have oily or acne-prone skin, you want ingredients that help control excess oil and minimize breakouts.
Here at Peace Out, we consider ourselves the Experts in Acne Prone Skin, so naturally, our toner, the Redness + Hydrating Clarifying Mist, is made for those of you who deal with frustrating breakouts.
Our Dermatology Partner, Dr. Carol Cheng, shares that our Redness + Hydrating Clarifying Mist is “especially good for acne-prone skin” and “can be used daily on both the face and body” because of its carefully selected ingredients:
- Hypochlorous Acid: a gentle ingredient that helps refresh the look of skin, support a balanced complexion, and improve the appearance of dry skin while helping keep pores looking clear.
- Zinc and Arnica: ingredients known for helping skin feel comfortable while refreshing the look of skin and reducing the appearance of excess shine for a more balanced-looking complexion.
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Triple Clay Blend: helps absorb excess oil and remove surface impurities from the skin, leaving skin feeling clean, refreshed, and more balanced while helping improve the appearance of pores.
Dr. Carol Cheng is a Board-Certified Dermatologist, Pediatric Dermatologist, and Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology at the University of California Los Angeles.
Remember, consistency is key when it comes to skincare, so be patient and give your skin time to reap the rewards of this new step in your routine.
Wrapping It Up
Once considered an “optional” step in a skincare routine, facial toners have become a go-to step for refreshing the skin after cleansing. Modern toners can help remove lingering impurities, minimize the look of excess oil, and leave skin feeling hydrated and balanced—helping support a fresh, healthy-looking glow.
Ready to try them for yourself? Order your Redness + Hydrating Clarifying Mist today!